The 1998 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 99th season. They finished with a record 80-82, good enough for 2nd place in the American League Central, 9 games behind the 1st place Cleveland Indians.

[edit] Offseason

• December 10, 1997: Charlie O’Brien was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.^[1]
• January 27, 1998: Howard Battle was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.^[2]+

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Opening Day Lineup

• Ray Durham, 2b
• Mike Cameron, cf
• Frank Thomas, dh
• Albert Belle, lf
• Robin Ventura, 3b
• Magglio Ordóñez, rf
• Greg Norton, 1b
• Charlie O'Brien, c
• Mike Caruso, ss
• Jaime Navarro, p

[edit] Season standings

[edit] Notable transactions

• May 27, 1998: Jim Abbott signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.^[3]
• June 2, 1998: Aaron Rowand was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (35th pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1998.^[4]
• June 2, 1998: Mark Buehrle was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 38th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed May 21, 1999.^[5]
• June 7, 1998: Howard Battle was released by the Chicago White Sox.^[2]
• July 16, 1998: Jason Bere was released by the Chicago White Sox.^[6]
• July 30, 1998: Charlie O'Brien was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Anaheim Angels for Brian Tokarse (minors) and Jason Stockstill (minors).^[1]

[edit] Roster

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

[edit] Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

[edit] Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

[edit] Pitching

[edit] Starting pitchers

[edit] Other pitchers

[edit] Relief pitchers

[edit] Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bristol^[7]

[edit] External links

• 1998 Chicago White Sox

[edit] References